Japanese Maple Bonsai Deadwood
Jin 神 is a bonsai deadwood technique used on branches or the top of the trunk the leader.
Japanese maple bonsai deadwood. This a short video on improving some of the deadwood that has occured on the bonsai. I had a couple of trees years ago but haven t been into it for years due to having kids job etc. Japanese maple bonsai 20a with uro deadwood bella bonsai japanese maple bonsai tree small leaves. That s why a japanese maple with dead wood looks very un natural most of the time except perhaps in some parts of britain in which case it can become a style.
Anyway i have a japanese maple for a very long time it was a gift many years ago. Jin shari and uro. When properly treated maples can heal rather quickly. It talks about some of the tools used and the techniques used to ensure that you get the look you are after.
Hi first post here on the forums so please let me know if i have posted this in the wrong section. Prune bonsai japanese maples year round but sparingly. Bonsai japanese maples can be cut anytime during the year but they take longer to heal after cuts. The best time to prune bonsai japanese maples is winter its dormant season.
Kids are a bit older now and job is slower so i am coming back to the hobby hate calling it a hobby. Japanese maple identify bonsai forum bonsai empire. With a pen knife i explored the deadwood section. Since some 5 years i have an old japanese maple.
Jins are created in nature when wind lightning or other adversity kills the leader or a branch further down the tree. In other words even though i added wood hardener to the deadwood of this bonsai to be it stopped working and the wood started to rot. Unless you need to cut back dead or dying branches limit your pruning to once a season. I recently acquired a japanese maple and would like some.
Closing large cuts on maple bonsai. Creating deadwood on bonsai in the form of jin or shari can enhance the tree s character significantly. A jin is meant to show age or show that the tree has had a struggle to survive. In nature deadwood is created when a tree is hit by lightning exposed to sustained periods of drought or when branches snap due to ice stress wind or weight of snow.